text:
Martin Liepach. Das Wahlverhalten der jüdischen Bevölkerung: Zur politischen Orientierung der Juden in der Weimarer Republik. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1996. xiv + 333 S. (gebunden), ISBN 978-3-16-146542-0.
Reviewed by Francis R. Nicosia
Published on H-Soz-u-Kult (February, 1997)
M. Liepach: Wahlverhalten der jüdischen Bevölkerung
Much of the history of the Weimar Republic has been written within the context of its rapid collapse under the onslaught of National Socialism. The Weimar years are often portrayed as an important chapter in a larger, darker history between 1918 and 1945. Historians, sociologists and others have examined the voting patterns of German citizens during the Weimar years in an effort to understand the nature and course of the Third Reich. An understanding of the social, political and confessional profiles of those who voted for the Nazis during the Weimar years have given us important tools to this end.
The consideration of voting patterns of German citizens during the Weimar Republic tends to place German Jews on their own separate historical track. Jews, of course, did not vote for the Nazis, nor was the relatively small German Jewish community large enough to constitute a serious anti-Nazi voting bloc. Indeed, there are two increasingly parallel histories between 1918 and 1945: the non-Jewish and the Jewish. The growing support of substantial numbers of non-Jewish Germans for Hitler was part of a steady erosion of German liberalism. German Jews, of course, could not be part of that process. Indeed, the literature on German-Jewish history during the Weimar Republic reflects an enormous paradox: while Jews were more economically, socially, and culturally assimilated, and more politically active in German political life than ever before, they were also more aware of their own distinctiveness and vulnerability as a group apart from the larger populace. Notwithstanding the political and ideological differences and conflicts between assimilationists and Zionists, or the cultural differences between German Jews and Ostjuden, Jews in Germany were forced increasingly to fall back on their own Jewish organizations and institutions in the face of mounting antisemitism and its assault on the system. In other words, German Jews during the Weimar Republic were at once more assimilated and yet more isolated from non-Jewish Germans than they had been in recent memory.
Martin Liepach's new book is an important addition to the literature on the history of German Jewry during the Weimar period. It represents the first comprehensive, quantitative study of Jewish voting behavior during those years, with countless tables and other statistical materials on virtually every facet of Jewish life in Germany before 1933. He draws on the previous work of Peter Pulzer, Arnold Paucker, and a few others whose studies of German-Jewish history provide a more cursory treatment of the question of Jewish voting behavior during the Weimar Republic. Liepach considers Jewish voting in the Reichstag elections between 1924 and 1932, as well as in two Landtag elections (Baden and Hesse) and in the Berlin communal elections in 1925 and 1929. His primary sources are the major Jewish newspapers in Germany such as the C-V Zeitung, the Juedische Rundschau, Der Schild, and Das Israelitische Familienblatt, as well as the important liberal daily newspapers such as the Berliner Tageblatt, the Frankfurter Zeitung and the Vossische Zeitung. The purpose is as much to provide insights into voter/election research methodology as to contribute to our understanding of German-Jewish history during the Weimar Republic. If his conclusions are not entirely new, his assessment of the meaning and significance of those conclusions is original.
The author both confirms and contradicts earlier assumptions in the literature. He reaffirms the well-known position that Jewish voters were overwhelmingly liberal, and usually supportive of the left-of-center Deutsche Demokratische Partei (DDP) before 1930. Exceptions to the rule were, of course, the followers of Max Naumann and the Verband Nationaldeutscher Juden who usually identified with the conservative DNVP. Liepach clearly demonstrates that considerable numbers of Jews did not support the parties on the right, such as the DNVP or even the DVP. He echoes the view of the Israelitisches Familienblatt in 1927 that there were so few Jews left in these parties that they could be considered "judenrein" (300).
Liepach is interested in why this was so -- why Jewish political culture and voting behavior during the Weimar years was not different. Indeed, he uses Jewish voting behavior to get at a better understanding of Jewish history during the Weimar Republic. He refuses to consider it as Vorgeschichte to the Holocaust or as Erfolgsgeschichte for German Jews. He deems the traditional periods in Weimar history (the bad years 1918-1923, the good years 1924-1929, and the bad years 1930-1933) as inapplicable to the Jewish community. The reality of the antisemitic threat during the Weimar period was very different from that of the Kaiserzeit; in the former it sought nothing less than the destruction of liberalism and the democratic system, whereas in the latter its ambitions were not nearly so comprehensive. Thus, the liberalism that Jews in Germany had traditionally supported and relied upon was being continually eroded throughout the Weimar years, even during the so-called "good years," and Jews responded to this process with a fairly clear and systematic voting strategy. Its purpose was to save the system and preserve its constitutional guarantees without which Jewish life in Germany could not be sustained. While there seemed little practical alternative to supporting the DDP prior to 1930, there emerged a post-1930 strategy of periodic support for the DDP's successor Deutsche Staatspartei, a fusion in July 1930 of elements of the DDP and the previously right-wing Jungdeutscher Orden.
The author's analysis of Jewish voting patterns during the two years between the elections of July 1930 and July 1932 is particularly illuminating. He discerns a voting strategy aimed at preventing Nazi gains and, ultimately, the collapse of the Weimar Republic. At the forefront of this strategy stood the major Jewish newspapers, which provided a very active and visible vehicle for the dissemination of opinion, election news and information. Jews tended to support the Staatspartei or, in areas where it had little chance of success, the Centre Party or the Social Democrats. That the strategy failed and never had much of a chance for success is not surprising. However its existence would indicate a Jewish community that was neither passive, nor rudderless, nor simply resigned to the disaster that ultimately befell it. Rather the picture that emerges of Jewish life in Weimar Germany is one of a surprisingly early realization of the nature of the emergency and a determination to struggle against the onslaught.
Das Wahlverhalten der juedischen Bevoelkerung in der Weimarer Republik is an important study of German-Jewish history. It is invaluable as a reference book (it contains considerably more statistical information -- tables, charts, graphs, etc. -- of virtually every facet of Jewish life in Germany than anything that has preceded it); more importantly, it is a significant contribution to an ongoing reconsideration of German-Jewish history during the interwar period. The Jewish community in Germany is depicted as an active defender of Weimar democracy and Jewish equality in Germany rather than as a group of confused, passive victims, incapable of defending themselves, who were destined to be the proverbial sheep led to the slaughter of the "Final Solution." It recognizes the dangers of allowing hindsight to substitute for a clear understanding of the past: what hindsight tells us was utter futility during the Weimar years was not necessarily the way German Jews saw things at the time.
Francis R. Nicosia
Saint Michael's College, Vermont
If there is additional discussion of this review, you may access it through the network, at: http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/.
Francis R. Nicosia. Review of Liepach, Martin, Das Wahlverhalten der jüdischen Bevölkerung: Zur politischen Orientierung der Juden in der Weimarer Republik.
H-Soz-u-Kult, H-Net Reviews.
February, 1997.
URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=16113
Copyright © 1997 by H-Net, Clio-online, and the author, all rights reserved. This work may be copied and redistributed for non-commercial, educational purposes, if permission is granted by the author and usage right holders. For permission please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Wills, Trusts, and Successions committee met on February 13, 2014, and were presented with Judge Giarrusso's insights from CDC court. Here are the highlights:
· Judge Giarrusso discussed issues dealing with the fixing of administrators' and tutors' bonds. Attorneys should not assume that a judge will waive or reduce a bond on the request of the attorney. Instead, attorneys should file a preliminary descriptive list so that the bond might be set at 125%. Upon submission of the final descriptive list, the amount of the bond may need to be changed.
· Judge Giarrusso discussed issues involving succession orders signed by duty judges. She prefers to sign significant orders for succession cases assigned to her rather than to have them be signed by duty judges. She provided the daily time schedule for signing of succession orders and advised that, on Thursdays, judicial commitments are being decided, and, consequently, these are not good days for getting succession orders signed.
· Judge Giarrusso discussed and made recommendations for the formatting of letters testamentary/administration which are to be signed by the judge rather than the clerk in the Civil District Court. Additionally, she recommended that the signature page of any judgment of possession have some other language on it besides the signature so that the page cannot be separated from the judgment and attached to another unrelated judgment.
· Judge Giarrusso recommended that whenever there is a difficult issue involved with a pleading that the attorney make himself available by telephone to discuss the issue rather than leaving it to a court runner who may not have the background or answers necessary.


text:
By Lisa Desjardins, CNN
Follow on Twitter: @LisaDCNN
Editor's Note: Listen to the full story in our player above, and join the conversation in our comments section below.
(CNN) – The 113th Congress has set records for diversity with a record number of women and minorities, the first Buddhist, and Hindu members of Congress and the first open bisexual.
But the number of military veterans? At a modern low.
Seth Lynn, a Marine veteran and director of George Washington University's Center for Second Service, which focuses on training and promoting veterans, says this year's numbers mean the fewest veterans in Congress since World War II.
The percentage of veterans in Congress is still higher than the U.S. population at large, and some argue that the veterans elected reflect more diversity, including the first two female combat veterans to serve in Congress.
The downside? Some fear that fewer veterans changes the discussion of military issues, with non-veterans less able to understand and less eager to question military proposals.
Rep. Tim Walz, D-MN, is a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard. "I always say this to the military and Veteran's Administration; I'll be their staunchest supporter but I'm also their harshest critic. Cause I know when they get it wrong."
Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. And listen to CNN Soundwaves on our SoundCloud page.
World's greatest draft dodger served under Geo.Bush.
They haven't been allowed to join the discussion because, historically, politicians with military experience tend to spend LESS on defense budgets. The Republicans simply cannot have that.
They have already given to this country – why would they want to join the clowns in DC
I doubt that many veterns can afford to run for congress. Nowdays with the cost of running a campaign in the millions only the rich can afford to run for congress. And remember our politicians passed all these campaign laws where if they get reelected the taxpayer has to reimburse them for their campaign expenses but if they lose then they have to do the reimbusing. So it makes it real hard to beat the incumbent that has been on the taxpayer teat for many many years.
We have a professional army now. I was in the drafted army, and yes was in the combat infantry. The rabid neocons got us into a whole lot of crap with their false bravado. They were all gutless nonveterans.
We desperately need veterans in Congress in order to avoid repeating those same mistakes. Veterans will serve, and hopefully still retain the courage to make the tough calls. Enough of this two herd stampede. Guts and brains are the future if there is one. Veterans have both.
@ AngryPeasant: So, what's your point? We should be more like Greece (ancient)?
I disagree. This is important news. As a veteran and member of the American Legion, I know how important it is to veterans to have others who understand them standing behind them. The fact there are far fewer veterans in Congress today is important to know. As I and my Legionaries know too well, people who have never served are less likely to advocate for those who have. What advocacy they do show, although welcome, is often fleeting and a function of the patriotic enthusiasm associated with the "guerre de jour".
I also take issue with your statement about the majority of post-WWII members of Congress being "draft dodgers". This statement reflects disrespect upon the post-WWII veterans in Congress as well. Most congressmen and women have high respect for each other, political differences aside. In fact, many of the new congressmen are younger than the Vietnam generation, the last war where we had a draft. In light of that fact, I suggest you be more specific with your criticism about exactly which congressmen you are referring to. The statement, "Most of them are draft-dodgers" is needlessly divisive, and disrespectful. It only serves to hinder productive communication, and hurt the cause of veterans and their advocates like you and me.
@Valkyrie I meant, in regards to the news, that this has been trending for well over decade. I do mean to disparage those that dodged the Vietnam era draft and then proceeded to spend their political careers wars advocating for one war after another. There is nothing honourable or decent in that behavior. The appropriate term is indeed yellow-bellied chickenhawk, and frankly, for those folks out there that are offended by that...if the shoe fits, wear it. I do agree that veterans advocacy is somewhat endangered. However, I am more concerned over the needless creation of new veterans.
I do indeed believe that it would be better for the country if individuals that voted for military action were also forced to go experience it or at the various least help pay for it. Would that not be an improvement?
Take Clinton for example.
This is not news, the greatest generation has now been fully replaced by the draft-dodger generation. It is rather harmful to have folks in Congress making decisions on hostile foreign actions who are completely removed from any of the risks incurred. As a veteran, I cringe everytime I see or hear elected representatives talking "tough", as by and large they are entitled, privileged, yellow-bellied-chickenhawks whom would not know sacrifice for one's country if it jumped right up and bit them.
In my opinion, the Founding Fathers made a crucial error in not implementing an important feature of ancient Athens or Republican Rome ( many were classicists that used these entities as models to help re-create a democracy). When the elites of the aforementioned entities decided upon war, they and their families were then exposed to the direct physical and financial risks incurred by those decisions. How many wars and actions would not have happened in American history if those that ultimately voted upon them were forced to risk life and limb?
The fact that we don't have a bunch of veterans is a positive. It means that over time we are getting fewer & fewer conflicts though in about 15 years todays vets will probably be Congress. The reality is that those not in combat are less likely to put others into harms way. The more combat veterans we have, the more we seem to have armed conflict in this country.
I think you've got that whole thing backwards, not surprising for people who have never served. People who have seen the results of our lost battles in Korea, Viet Nam, Mogadishu, Iraq, and Pakistan would never send anyone into battle when the public has no will to win. The ones who send our youth into the grinder of war are almost always the old men who have never served or who have never had loved ones in harms way.
You have fallen into a bit of a logical fallacy. There are indeed less veterans precisely because there is no longer compulsory military service. The Congress and Executive that have given us over TWENTY years of cumulative warfare, have been presided over by non-veterans. Mostly folks who dodged the draft during the Vietnam era or were born between conflicts. Do you not think thereare moral and ethical issues with folks more than willing to risk other people and peoples children lives, limbs, physical comfort, and mental stability when they and theirs do not?
Do you not think it a bit wrong that over the past decade only a fraction of our population have been called upon to sacrifice whilst everyone else were completely isolated from the harsh reality of war? Do you not think it is poisonous that those who know nothing of war constantly make decisions upon it? The fact is, the longest period of war in our history has been decided upon largely by priviliged, entitled, yellow-bellied chickenhawks. Just take a look at both parties and particularly the composition of Congress and the Executive branch in 2001 and 2002. Furthermore, forget the direct physical jeopardy, and ponder upon why, with all this warfare, has NO TAX been raised to support it. Not only will non-veterans constantly decide upon military action, they also will not pay for it.
Ironman59 – you are sorely misinformed if you believe that combat veterans would ever want our young men and women to be put in harms way for less than substantiated reasons. History shows that it's combat veterans who stand up against the war mongers who have never seen combat. We know the horrors of the battlefield and would not dream of putting anyone's children into harms way. History also shows it is the non veterans who are most likely to send our youth into combat first.
It seems you may be looking through the lens of history in an attempt to predict the future… few get that right. In my opinion, your logic is flawed. Our military – active and reserve force - is a national instrument. We should have leaders that understand our military well, and ensure it is focused and ready… if needed. Those that have fought in the defense or our Nation know the brutality and savagery associated. In theory, they will only use that instrument when no other option is available. It's my belief that leaders make better choices when they know what they're doing… through experience. Having a few more members of congress with military experience is not bad for our Country. For the record, I hope for a ready and capable force that never needs to be used in combat.
Military War Veterans, like myself, who have served under harsh conditions like 140 F heat, bullets, bombs, rocket fire, and mortar fire, would not wish that on our worst enemy. Not just the immediate effects of what it does to you, but the long term effects. I don't regret my time in the military, 20-years, but I do regret what the cost of war was to me. I've lost myself, almost lost my family, and I'll probably be on medication the rest of my life. Wars are not demanded by those who have seen battle, they are pushed by those who haven't. While those who haven't seen it send troops like me into harm's way, they sit back in their cushy chairs, smoking cigars, and meeting the "boys" at a bar for a drink.
The problem with no draft is the repeated deployments of those now serving creating extreme hardships are the serviceman and there familes. Than when they finnish their service to the country, those politicans who sent them off to fight, wrap themselves in the flag (to get relected) could care less about them and we see the social problems that effect veterans.
What draft dodging? There is no draft for the 2 Iraq Wars.


text:
Kluge clock sells for $3.8 million
An Imperial Chinese Qing Dynasty table clock far exceeded its high-end $1 million estimate, and after fierce bidding, sold for $3,778,500 yesterday to a Chinese collector at the Sotheby's-run auction of the Patricia Kluge collection.
Yesterday's bidding totaled around $12 million, according to Sotheby's, coming close to the initial estimates of $13.5 million for the entire collection. Today, 500 more lots go on the block.
9 comments
and taxes were collected on the spot..............again
Arlen-You are sooo right. What we want is more poor people to move here. They really do add so much to the community.Yes, more bums & homeless on the streets. What's not to love.
$3.7 million for a table clock by a Chinese collector...
While you read this article, how many more people committed suicide in China by jumping out of sweat shop factory windows?!
I hope Patricia sells everything and gets the h### out of Charlottesville.
Hmmm, do I note a bit of envy Jeff...
Well the clock sale will help our balance of trade
Kluge bought it and now sold it. What's it to you people? You weren't going to get any of that money anyway. Go to work!
Hmm, and I need new batteries for my wristwatch.
Must be nice to be able to waste millions on a rather tacky looking object.
While you jump on Mrs. Kluge for liquidating, are you not interested in who would have paid that much for a clock- made in China?
That is the "person of interest".........


text:
Use of restraints
A restraint is anything that restricts or controls a person's movement or behaviour. There are three main types of restraints:
- Physical restraints restrict or control movement or behaviour. They may be attached to a person's body or create physical barriers.
- Chemical restraints are medications used to modify or restrict behaviour, for example, tranquilizers and sedatives.
- Environmental restraints change or modify a person's surroundings to restrict or control movement, for example, a locked door.
Restraints are sometimes useful. For example, the temporary use of a lap belt can support a person to sit up and participate in a group activity. The short-term use of a medication can decrease disturbing hallucinations. A protected garden can allow for safe wandering.
Using restraints to manage behaviour in the belief that less harm will be done if the person is restrained is inappropriate and debilitating. It can cause the person to lose skills and abilities that are unlikely to return. Loss of independence and low self-esteem can also occur. Relying on restraints discourages caregivers from trying to find the cause of the person's distress that led to using the restraint.
It's best to use no restraints. However, using restraints for a limited time, with close monitoring can be helpful. Use the following guidelines:
- Try to avoid or manage the behaviour that led to considering restraint use.
- Ask your facility or agency about their protocol on the use of physical, chemical and environmental restraints.
- Try to make the use of restraints, when they are necessary, a useful tool that preserves the person's dignity.
For more information, check out our brochure on Dementia and responsive behaviours.
From the Alzheimer Society of Canada:
The Alzheimer Journey Module 4. Understanding Alzheimer Disease: The Link Between Brain and Behaviour.
- Dementia with Dignity. Eastway Communication, Crow's Nest, NSW, 2002.
- Everyone Wins! Quality Care Without Restraints [video and workbooks]. Independent Production Fund, New York, NY, 1995.
- Understanding Difficult Behaviours: Some Practical Suggestions for Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Illnesses. Anne Robinson, Beth Spencer and Laurie White, Geriatric Center of Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1989.


text:
Harkin to Continue Ignoring that He's the Problem
What an enigma American higher education is! It produces simultaneously far too many graduates and far too few. It gets hundreds‐of‐billions in taxpayer subsidies — subsidies that have almost constantly risen — and yet its main problem is said to be too little public support.
What interesting questions these problems raise!
Don't, though, ask Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) about any of them. Even though he chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, which has jurisdiction over such huge laws as the Higher Education Act, all he cares about is one thing: slaying for‐profit schools. Which is why he has scheduled yet another hearing — the fifth in a seemingless endless series — that will focus solely on for‐profit institutions, and will almost certainly feature more lopsided testimony, self‐serving speechifying, and, if we're really lucky, more apparently dirty dealing masquerading as selfless public service.
Why is Harkin seemingly obsessed with for‐profit schools while ignoring the really interesting — and urgent — questions about the entire Ivory Tower? Sadly, that is not a great riddle. It is because what ails higher education is Senator Harkin himself, and all the politicians who, for decades, have bought votes with massive aid to schools and students while taking no responsibility for the outrageous price inflation and waste that has fueled. In other words, Sen. Harkin is ignoring the problem because, to deal with it, he'd be the one who'd have to answer the tough questions.


text:
A judge denied bail today for a 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a rival gang member who didn't "throw down the fork'' upon demand this week in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side, authorities said.
Abel Ruiz was in court today before Judge James Brown, who denied bail. Prosecutors said Ruiz has a prior armed robbery conviction from 2007.
Ruiz, of the 3600 block of West 57th Street, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the slaying early Wednesday of Brandon Cage, police said.
An autopsy Thursday determined Cage, who was in his 30s and of an unknown home address, died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Cage was shot about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in 3300 block of West 60th Street and pronounced dead at 3 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to police and the medical examiner's office.
A man and his girlfriend were standing outside at the 60th Street address waiting for Cage when Ruiz, another man, and a female motorist pulled up in a black 4-door Ford Taurus and stopped near them, according to police.
Ruiz exited a rear passenger door of the Taurus carrying a gun, police said. He put it to the man's head and told him to "throw down the fork'' and the man did, according to a police report. Ruiz then turned to Cage, who had arrived and was standing on the sidewalk, and demanded he also "throw down the fork,'' the report said.
When Cage refused, saying "I'm a G.D.,'' Ruiz shot him multiple times, the report said. Ruiz is affiliated with a rival gang, according to police.
The woman behind the wheel of the Taurus began yelling "hurry up, let's go'' and Ruiz jumped in and they fled southbound on Homan Avenue, the report said.
A flash message was broadcast on police radio. Officers saw a black Taurus in the 5300 block of South Sawyer Avenue, pulled it over and arrested Ruiz after he was identified as the gunman, the report said. The woman driving the Taurus and the other man were questioned but it was not immediately known if they were charge with anything.
Tribune reporter Jason Meisner contributed to this report.


text:
Rare earth magnets are strong permanent magnets made from the alloys of rare-earth elements and were developed in the 1970s and 1980s. Rare-earth elements are ferromagnetic in nature which can be magnetized like iron. Unlike, ferrite or alnico magnets, rare-earth magnets have comparatively higher magnetic field strength and magnetic stability. However, these magnets have a lower Curie temperature due to which they exhibit magnetism only at low temperatures. Therefore, in order to enhance their natural magnetic properties, rare-earth magnet compounds are mixed with transition metals like iron, nickel and cobalt, which have higher Curie temperatures.
According to the latest report by IMARC Group titled, "Rare Earth Magnet Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Forecast and Opportunity 2017-2022", the global rare earth magnet market has grown at a CAGR of around 8% during 2009-2016, reaching a value of around US$ 11 Billion in 2016. The major factor which has contributed to the growth of the market is the lack of substitutes for rare earth magnets. Some of the other factors which have influenced the market in recent years include the initiatives undertaken by governments to encourage the use of eco-friendly technologies to reduce carbon emissions and the increasing awareness about advanced energy technologies among the consumers.
Request a free sample copy of the report: http://www.imarcgroup.com/request?type=report&id=527&flag=B
Highlights of the Global Rare-Earth Magnet market:
- Rare-earth magnets are made from the alloys of the rare-earth elements and represent the strongest type of permanent magnets.
- There are two types of permanent magnets – samarium cobalt (SmCo) magnets and neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets.
- China is the largest producer of rare-earth magnets.
The report has divided the market on the basis of magnet type as neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnet and samarium cobalt (SmCo) magnet. These magnets are used in a number of industries for their functional properties. SmCo magnets are used in sectors such as defence, aerospace, electronics, motors, medical etc. for the manufacturing of various equipment, ammunitions and medical devices. NdFeB magnets are used in the manufacturing of high energy motors, generators, magnetic resonance imaging, sensors, loudspeakers, brushless DC motors and other equipment where strong, compact permanent magnets are required.
Click here for summary of the report with TOC: http://www.imarcgroup.com/rare-earth-magnet-manufacturing-plant
An evaluation of the regional segmentation of the rare-earth magnet market finds that China is the largest producer of rare-earth magnets followed by Japan, Europe and US. An analysis of the competitive landscape includes the details of the key manufacturers operative in the market. Some of the largest manufacturers are Ningbo NGYC, Ningbo Yunsheng High-Tech Magnetics Co., Ltd., Adams Magnetic Products Corporation, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Eclipse Magnetics Ltd., etc.
The report by IMARC Group has examined the global rare earth magnets market on the basis of:
Market by Type:
- Neodymium-iron-boron magnets (NdFeB)
- Samarium cobalt magnets (SmCo)
- China
- Japan
- Europe
Major manufacturers:
- Ningbo NGYC
- Ningbo Yunsheng High-Tech Magnetics Co. Ltd.
- Adams Magnetic Products Corporation
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
- Eclipse Magnetics Ltd.
Browse related reports:
Ferrite Magnetic Powder Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017-2022
Global Magnet Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017-2022
About Us
IMARC Group is a leading market research company that offers management strategy and market research worldwide. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses.
IMARC's information products include major market, scientific, economic and technological developments for business leaders in pharmaceutical, industrial, and high technology organizations. Market forecasts and industry analysis for biotechnology, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, travel and tourism, nanotechnology and novel processing methods are at the top of the company's expertise.
Media Contact
Company Name: IMARC Group
Contact Person: Jim Clarke
Email: email@example.com
Phone: +1-631-791-1145
Country: United States
Website: http://www.imarcgroup.com/


text:
I've noticed that whenever my 3 year old leaves the house, he quickly begins collecting items that he'll "need" for wherever we're going. This morning, before heading to grammie's house, he needed his fire helmet, a police badge, a purple marker, a cowboy hat, a small brown piece of paper, a paperclip, a pirate hat and his blanket.
Reminds me of Navin R Johnson in the Jerk when he is being forced out of his house (from IMDB.com):
Navin R. Johnson: Well I'm gonna to go then! And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need *you*. I don't need anything. Except this.
[picks up an ashtray]
Navin R. Johnson: And that's the only thing I need is *this*. I don't need this or this. Just this ashtray… And this paddle game. – The ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need… And this remote control. – The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need… And these matches. – The ashtray, and these matches, and the remote control, and the paddle ball… And this lamp. – The ashtray, this paddle game, and the remote control, and the lamp, and that's all *I* need. And that's *all* I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one… I need this. – The paddle game and the chair, and the remote control, and the matches for sure. Well what are you looking at? What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! – And this. That's all I need.
[walking outside]


text:
A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
The Colloquies of Erasmus. Translated by Nathan Bailey. Edited with Notes, by the Rev. E. Johnson, M.A. (London: Reeves and Turner, 1878). 2 vols. https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/1854,
In the guise of a school textbook on sound Latin prose Erasmus is able to mix sound language teaching, homilies on Christian ethics, and social criticism of some of the injustices and follies of his day.
The text is in the public domain.
This material is put online to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc. Unless otherwise stated in the Copyright Information section above, this material may be used freely for educational and academic purposes. It may not be used in any way for profit.


text:
In Southwest Bolivia, places to visit are plentiful and places to sleep are modest but cheap. In locations such as the mining city of Oruro, hostels cost as little as $2 per person, per night. Tupiza and Tarija are also great places to visit for adventurers looking to explore Southwest Bolivia by horseback or indulge in the vineyards of Bolivia. Hostels here are cheap, too, usually between $4 and $8 per person, per night. Southwest Bolivia may seem like a steal, but remember that during Carnaval prices more than double.
Other Hotel pages in The Southwest: Salt-flats, Colored Lakes and Vineyards that may be of interest: Tarija Hotels, Oruro Hotels and Tupiza Hotels.
Enter your username and password here in order to log into the website:


text:
John Lehmann Jr. has always been fascinated by high-performance street cars. Over the past 40-plus years, he has owned several Corvettes with small-block V8 power and a couple of Novas with big-block V8s beating under their hoods.
In the mid '70s through the late '80s, Lehmann was at various times, a crewmember on three top fuel cars. These were local teams that participated in events contested in the western part of the country and were moderately successful. But as expenses began to rise, many of these efforts were squeezed out. We asked him about his experiences.
"When I left the top fuel scene, I was driving a 1969 Nova with a basically stock, 396-cubic-inch, 375-hp big-block. This car would run low 13s and dip into the high 12s on occasion. I was, however, growing tired of the high-compression, solid-lifter cam and low fuel mileage. Don't get me wrong, this was a fun car to drive, but not as a daily driver. The search for a high-performance replacement car commenced.
"I was very disappointed at what the auto industry had to offer this segment of the market. I began talking to some of my buddies about the dilemma; some of them felt the same way I did.
The conversations began to focus on the turbocharged Buicks because they were very comfortable, easy to drive, got decent gas mileage and were moderately fast stock. As I read more about these cars, I became very interested, especially when I found out they would run in the high 12s with just minor bolt-on modifications. I was hooked.
"I purchased my 1987 Turbo-T in December 1986; I was very pleased with its manners and performance for about four years.
"In 1993, I was having a shift kit installed at Art Carr's transmission shop in Fountain Valley, Calif. After the installation was complete, I asked if there was anyone in the local area that knew how to work on these cars as I was very unhappy with the Buick dealer where I purchased the car.
I was referred to Lou's Auto Service in Lake Forest, Calif. I made an appointment to visit and speak with Lou Czarnota about what changes could be made to improve the performance of my car. I was very impressed with his operation and in-depth knowledge of the turbocharged Buick engine.
"The first set of modifications included a 3.73 rear axle, TE44 turbocharger and a Spearco intercooler.
"The car responded very well to these upgrades and needless to say I was very pleased. I kept the car in this condition for a couple of years. In 1995, my work took me to Denver. Nothing much happened for the next 30 months, other than I developed a major oil leak in the rear main seal. I returned to California in 1998 and immediately called Lou and began discussions on replacing the basically stock engine with one of his .030 engines."
In December 1998, Lehmann stepped up to the plate. His .030 engine runs a refurbished stock crank, which swings a stock rod and TRW piston combination. When it comes to ring gaps, Czarnota likes to run .018 inches on the top ring and .016 inches on the bottom ring. This is a closer tolerance than the manufacturer's spec of .020 inches, but Czarnota cites superior sealing and no leakdown problems, even at higher boost levels, as major benefits.
When it comes to crankshafts, Czarnota doesn't recommend regrinding a stock crank past .010 inches. If a crank needs more machine work than this, a cherry, new stock cast crank should be used. The crank is secured by steel main caps on the center mains only because that's where most of the load is absorbed; the remaining caps are stock spec.
"The car was definitely in the high-performance category and I could compete and outrun most street vehicles," says Lehmann. "I was content with this setup for about a year and then I began talking to Lou about one of his 40-over engines with a girdle and aluminum heads."
In 2000, a .040 engine was installed. This engine runs 8.5:1 compression JE Pistons and shotpeened and magnafluxed stock rods with ARP bolts. A hard-to-find new Turbo 6 crankshaft was used and the engine was treated to Czarnota's famous timing cover treatment, which opens up the oil passages and improves the flow while upping the volume of oil moved through the engine. A Lovenridge block girdle ensures rigidity throughout the short block.
The induction system consists of a Limit Engineering TE62 turbo, an Accufab 70mm throttle body and an Eastern Performance front-mount air-to-air chiller. An Erson cam was installed to maximize efficiency.
The cam provides .488 inches of lift and 218 degrees duration at .050. Boost is kept to 16 psi and is controlled by the ECU. Czarnota burned a dyno-designed chip for the car, taking into consideration the engine's fortified fuel system where dual Quad Air pumps feed 55 lb/hr Siemens injectors. A Quad Air voltage booster and Magnecor plug wires work with the Buick's stock direct-fire ignition to light off the charge.
Once combustion occurs, a Terry Houston downpipe and prototype Houston headers direct the spent gasses out by way of a Hooker cat-back system.
The heads of this Buick are interesting. Lehmann chose Champion Racing Heads to top his Turbo 6. The Champion GN1 aluminum heads are a walk on the wild side. Made from a special casting with 356-T6 aluminum, Champion GN1 heads are direct bolt-on units requiring only longer 8.850-inch pushrods to be used with all-stock GN components.
They can be configured for aftermarket valvetrains, including stud-mounted rocker arm systems, but the big advantage of Champion GN1 heads are in and around the combustion chambers. The chambers have a volume of 46cc while the valve centerlines have been relocated to allow the use of larger 1.90 and 1.60 valves.
The GN1 design also unshrouds the valves for maximum airflow. In the runners, volume has been increased to 159cc on the intake side and 79cc on the exhaust side. Low-lift airflow and air speed have been attended to in order to ensure responsive performance. Bolting on an average of 30 percent more flow has never been so easy. Lehmann employed T&D rockers and pushrods in his GN1s and is happy with the package.
Power application is handled by a Culhane-prepped 200R4. Steve Culhane swapped the 200R4's stock seven-vane rotor for a 10-vane unit from the 700R4. Fresh clutches were installed with third and fourth gear each getting an extra clutch. The pressure plate was machined to accept the extra clutches, as clearances are critical in the 200R4. The servo and sun shell were also addressed and the valve body was tweaked for added shift firmness.
Mickey Thompson and BFGoodrich rubber is mounted on Weld Racing aluminum. One of the best tricks for turbo Regals is upgrading the braking system. For years, ads have read, "run 12s for $600." But what about stopping? Baer Racing has developed a number of systems for the G-Body. The systems can be broken down by budget or tire size.
The Street package can accommodate stock size wheels and is less expensive than the top-of-the-line Track system. The Track system on Lehmann's car sports 13.1x1.1-inch front rotors as well as twin-piston performance calipers. A rear conversion puts a set of Corvette-spec rear brakes on the Buick.
Lehmann puts his foot into the throttle on a fairly regular basis and says the car's thrust is noticeably superior to the big-block Chevys he's owned. Czarnota says the car is detuned for street usage. With the proper octane in the tank, boost can be cranked to 24 psi, which would put output between 650 and 700 hp. In this trim, the Regal should lay down 10-second e.t.s with ease. Either way, this sleeper rocks.


text:
Clansie Surname Ancestry Results
Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'clansie'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 2 records (displaying 1 to 2):
Try these...
clanmorris clann clannick clannowe clanny clannybond clano clanochan clanorchn clanranald clanregge clanricade clanricarde clanrickard clanrickarde clanrigge clansby clansel clansey clansfield clanso clanson clanson-thue clansye clansz clant clante clanteleye clanton clantree clantun clanvill clanville clanvin clanvo clanvow clanvowe clanwilliam clany clanye
These sample scans are from the original record. You will get scans of the full pages or articles where the surname you searched for has been found.
Your web browser may prevent the sample windows from opening; in this case please change your browser settings to allow pop-up windows from this site.
Research your ancestry, family history, genealogy and one-name study by direct access to original records and archives indexed by surname.


text:
BATRA'S BATTLEGROUND: Lavscam and Norman debacle involve the same cast of characters
WATCH ABOVE as the Toronto Sun's Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra and political columnist Warren Kinsella look at the similarities between Lavscam and the Norman debacle.
What do YOU think?
Tweet and Facebook us!
And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel.


text:
Member inns of the Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild serve up many a Northwest Culinary Treat. Guests at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast have been treated to the Rogue Creamery Lavender Cheddar Spring Tart several times now much to their delight. This past weekend at our inn located in the Hood River Valley we served the Rogue Creamery Panini with Apples, Spinach and Red Onion. I sauted the onion in a little butter to soften the flavor for a perfect breakfast sandwich. Yummy!! Enjoy and visit the Rogue Creamery on Facebook, like, and stay tuned to more of the yummy recipes utilizing their superb cheeses.
2 thick slices rustic 9 grain bread
6 slices Rogue Creamery Lavender Cheddar
6 thin slices Braeburn apple
6 leaves fresh organic spinach
…3 slices red onion rings
Layer slice of bread with 3 slices of cheese and the remaining ingredients. Top with 3 more slices of cheese and bread. Drizzle bread with olive oil and place oil side down on a pre-heated panini press. Drizzle more oil on top of bread and close panini press. Grill until cheese is melted and bread is a golden brown. Serve with sweet mustard or jam and lots of fresh fruit.
You'll find that the innkeepers of the Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild take extra steps to seek out the freshest ingredients from our Oregon farms so we can serve up the very best Oregon Culinary breakfast treats.


text:
Your future is calling on your mobile phone, and the ringtone sounds like a cash register.
The proliferation of affordable mobile phones has created a global paradigm shift that will give investors with vision innumerable investment opportunities.
As I discussed in an earlier article, you don't realize it but there's a fortune in your wallet right now. Mobile wallet technology will make you rich.
Let me explain.
Traditional wallets and purses are being replaced with smartphone "mobile wallets" that incorporate cameras, Internet connectivity, thousands of "apps" and increasingly, banking, credit and payment transaction technologies.
Knowing who the winners and losers will be in this world of tomorrow is the stuff investors' dreams are made of.
This report is the first in a series of four articles. Consider it your first reality check. Or better yet, your wake-up call.
From it you'll learn why the world is moving to mobile wallets, how we'll all get there, and when.
More importantly, you'll be primed for making investment decisions on hardware device makers, on network providers, and on what software solutions will be most in demand.
You'll be able to weigh the future of banks and banking, credit and debit card issuers, and their love-hate relationship with powerful non-bank commerce facilitators.
You'll be able to picture how some merchants will profit more than others, and what impact social media will have on commerce and payment schemes.
You'll understand what the singularly most important question is that hangs over our digital future: who will own, control and profit from the data that drives everything.
You will be able to glimpse what the big security issues will be and how to profit from them as well.
You will recognize who the giants are now, who are the up-and-coming giants, and who will be the likely giant killers.
You'll understand the importance of interoperability and what that means to creating economies of scale.
And you will be able to see how an evolving regulatory environment will change fortunes.
Above all, you will be tuned in and abreast of the changing dynamics and investment opportunities in this brave new world.
At its core, it is about change.
To continue reading, please click here...
square mobile payments
Article Index
Mobile Wallet Technology Will Make You Rich
To continue reading, please click here...


text:
Mars500 diary: birthday celebration
As the crew complete their seventh week inside the special isolation facility at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow, Russia, ESA-selected Mars500 crewmember Oliver Knickel looks back on a week that included a celebration of his 29th birthday.
Oliver Knickel writes:
The beginning of the seventh week in isolation belonged to our crew 'vampire', our Russian crew doctor Aleksey, who takes more than 400 ml of blood from us for numerous scientists every two weeks. Among these scientist is a group from the eternal city of Rome who participate in the Mars500 isolation study via the ESA scientific programme.
They have discovered that vascular damage and a certain type of diabetes, both of which are widely spread in western countries among the population over 50, is mainly due to social stress, inactivity and bad nutrition. Space environments provide exactly such conditions of stress and limited possibilities for physical workout and nutrition for human beings, and slowly induce reversible processes and an increased cardiovascular risk.
The scientists have found ways to evaluate the amount of damage that is caused to the human body by measuring immune and hormonal factors, such as the levels of Cortisol and Leptin found in the blood, glucose from finger blood, urine and saliva. They have developed an approach to prevent these dangers by providing special nutritional countermeasures as well as physical training protocols and psychological support.
If they succeed in developing efficient methods and processes of prevention, they could not only support astronauts on future long-distance missions like to Mars, but also provide tremendous improvements in the health of the elderly, thereby saving the healthcare systems an enormous sum of money.
As the days and weeks fly by, it was once again my turn to become one year older on 12 May – I turned 29. Since I was on shift that day (each crewmember has one nightshift every six days), I was reminded how during my first years in the army I celebrated my 20th and 21st birthdays guarding an ammunition camp. I have to say though that I don't hold any grudges about that, nor is it policy in the German army to put guys on shift on their birthdays. Back then the superior who planned my duty just didn't know it was my birthday and being young, I just didn't dare to question his decision.
As Murphy's Law would have it, just after midnight on 12 May we had an off-nominal situation when the air purification and conditioning system in the crew quarters failed. This could be seen from the operation centre of our module where you can watch and tune all parameters in all three modules - including temperature, atmospheric humidity and the concentration of oxygen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. We quickly noticed an increase in temperature up to 30 °C, as well as an increase of the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide concentration in the air, which can quickly become life-threatening.
In a normal atmosphere, exhaled breathing gases just mix with the surrounding air and can, for example though plant photosynthesis, be turned back into oxygen. But in a confined environment like our Mars module this is not possible because of a limited volume of air and plants. If the air purification doesn't work, the concentration of these poisonous gases just steadily increases and can, when they reach a certain level, cause serious harm to the crew and finally even cause death.
In order to prevent the loss of the ship should the air purification system failing entirely, all modules (the crew quarters, the medical and the storage module) can be separated from each other by airtight hatches and have separate air purification and conditioning systems. So the only thing we could have done if we weren't able to find and fix the problem was to move the whole crew into the storage module, close the hatch and spend the night there and hope that we could fix the problem.
Fortunately we were able to repair the problem before it became serious by simply replacing a filter and a condenser which broke in the air purification system in the crew quarters. Still all crewmembers had to be warned and had to prepare themselves to move to the storage module as soon as necessary.
This bad omen was soon forgotten when my crewmates decorated the whole module with cosmonaut balloons for me. The balloons had a face drawn on them and were hanging upside down from the ceiling as if under weightless conditions.
They also had a huge amount of presents for me. I received one from my Russian crewmates, another from my French crewmate and even the backup crew had managed to get a present into the module ahead in time. Not to mention the presents from my family and girlfriend. In the end I only regretted that there were no Japanese or U.S. crewmates because this might have meant even more additional presents for me!
I was also positively surprised and stunned by the huge amount of good wishes and congratulations I received via email and ground control, among them high-ranking spaceflight officials from Europe and Russia, like the ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, Mrs Di Pippo, the Head of the German Aerospace Center, Prof. Woerner, and former ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter who holds the European record for most days in space.
Afterwards we had a nice dinner for which we had saved fresh tomatoes, salad and strawberries from our greenhouse for more than two weeks. Finally we gathered together in our crew module to sing karaoke together. This was quite funny since all the songs on the CD were in Russian and Cyrille and I didn't know a single one of them. Our attempt to combine our singing with the melody did not always succeed, making our Russian crewmates almost explode with laughter.
This was definitely a special birthday and one which I will never forget. If I think back to former birthdays of mine, what strikes me is that many of them were alike; I invited friends and we had a barbecue together or went out. Today I cannot even distinguish most of them from each other. This will definitely never be the case for this birthday, being celebrated on a simulated flight to Mars.
Now there is only one week left until the peak and halftime of our isolation experiment and I am very sure that we will as a crew also pass this second half with great inspiration, being aware of what Europe's ancestors in ancient Greece knew: "Every place with a person enthusiastic about something is the summit of the world."


text: After coloring, styling and photographing the rice, chef and food stylist Caitlin Levin made coconut rice. "It taste the same," she says. Henry Hargreaves hide caption toggle caption Henry Hargreaves The Salt Mark Rice-Ko: Where Food and Rothko Meet In Delicious Harmony November 30, 2012 Troubled artist Mark Rothko famously hated the rich and glamorous. These were the same people who were expected to see his art in New York's Four Seasons restaurant in a project commissioned back in the 1950s; he never completed the work. Recently, two modern artists decided to interpret these Rothko works in colored rice for the rest of us.


text:
Even though we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in Europe, I think it's a great holiday and appreciating everything that we are thankful for is a wonderful idea. I'm thankful for amazing furriends and family, my privileged traveling lifestyle, smooth sailing with following winds, protected anchorages and of course my cat treats!
Speaking of furriends, one of the highlights of my human's holiday was meeting up with mine over at s/v Buckeye. Mum and dad were arranging to meet them and got really freaked out when they read an email while they were sat having a drink at The Old Key Lime House. It turned out that Buckeye was anchored right there! It was quite dark but they could see their beautiful catamaran from the bar. It really is such a small world.
They had a couple of drinks in the bar and then Katie and Ben kindly invited mum and dad aboard to see my furriends Sammie and Brutus and the boat of course. They used to live in a house but they love their boat and their new lifestyle. Brutus is a really cool dude. Sammy is beautiful and has pretty little white socks. I won't tell you her age because she's a lady, but meow does she look youthful. I'm hoping when we meet she'll be open to the idea of a toy
boy kitty!
Buckeye have been preparing and provisioning to leave for the Bahamas. They are planning to sail around there for four months. I'm sooo jealous. I really need to work harder on my mission to convince my humans that we need to go cruising ASAP!
I'm still
impatiently waiting for my mum to unpack the green bean thingy to see my presents! Think I'll go and hint a bit more now!
Happy thanksgiving to you all!


text:
The Swedish parliament voted for a joint market on 30 November and the Norwegian parliament did so in mid-December, when it also voted through the EU renewables directive — Norway is not an EU member.
Sweden's participation in the scheme will mean extending the electricity certificate scheme it has operated since 2003. In Norway, the certificates will replace investment support for wind farms provided by government-owned enterprise Enova.
The joint support scheme should make it easier for investors to evaluate project alternatives between the two countries. It should also mean that resources will be used more efficiently and lead to a reduction in costs to consumers.
Variations of electrical certificate schemes are used by several other EU member states, including the UK, Belgium, Italy, Romania and Poland.
In Sweden, eligible power producers receive one certificate per megawatt hour. The certificates are sold on a market providing extra income on top of the power sold. Demand is guaranteed as end users are obliged to buy a share from certified power production.
The Swedish wind-power industry is divided in its opinion about the joint market. It sees the need for expanding the market in order to deal with poor liquidity, but fears that investments in renewables will move from Sweden to Norway, which has better wind resources.
The Norwegian Wind Energy Association welcomed the initiative. "The Norwegian wind-power industry is very glad that we're set to have a predictable support scheme with a target that's based in law," said Oistein Schmidt Galaaen, the association's director. "And provided that the Norwegian authorities follow up when it comes to licensing and grid development, we remain confident that the scheme could boost the Norwegian wind market."
Sweden and Norway are open to the idea of more countries joining the certificate scheme, but this is unlikely to happen before a review in 2015.


text:
Bow Brand
Description from Thomann :
Bow Brand Pedal Artist Nylon 1st E No.1, top octave e''''.
All items :
Strings pour HARP
© 2000 - 2020
Home - New realises - Composers
Legal notice - Full version
Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social media-related features and analyze our traffic. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services.Close


text:
This is Phyllis Borzi's third appearance on the IA 25. Read her extended profiles from 2011 and 2012 here. Click here to view the complete list and Special Report schedule for extended profiles for each of the 2013 IA 25 honorees.
Despite taking a drubbing from the industry over her insistence on issuing a rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Phyllis Borzi remains steadfast in her conviction to do so.
After pulling the original draft of the fiduciary rule last year, Borzi and her team at the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration are planning to release a re-draft of that rule in July.
In an email exchange with Investment Advisor in mid-April, Borzi said that while EBSA's regulatory agenda states the rule proposal's release will come then, "we're going to take the time we need to get this right."
Indeed, industry officials say to expect a firestorm of opposition once that reproposal is released. While Borzi has said the reproposed rule will be backed by a "substantial economic analysis," some industry officials argue that extending the fiduciary rule to IRAs and rollovers—which Borzi has indicated will be part of the reproposal—will cause significant problems.
Borzi told IA that EBSA will, as with the original fiduciary proposal, seek public comment on the reproposal issued this summer. "We take into account comments on every proposal that we put out there," she said. "I think that is evidenced in our behavior since we first proposed an end to conflicts of interest in the retirement marketplace in 2010."
EBSA's ultimate goal, Borzi said, "is to take everything we have learned [from the comments] and—acting in coordination with the SEC so that compliance with one regulatory regime doesn't put you out of compliance with the other—issue a final rule that makes sense and protects the trillions of dollars in retirement savings that workers and families are counting on."
In early April, the Government Accountability Office released a report on rollovers that foreshadows what DOL's revised fiduciary rule may include in this area. In its report, the GAO urged the DOL and the Internal Revenue Service to take steps to ensure that plan-to-plan rollovers are more efficient, and to provide more information to plan participants about their distribution options when leaving an employer's plan, as GAO said the current rollover process favors distributions to individual retirement accounts.
Borzi said that she and the DOL are "carefully reviewing the [GAO] report and certainly agree with much of what it has to say." She also pointed out the fact that "GAO acknowledged that part of the solution to the issues in the rollover area includes completing the fiduciary rule."
GAO specifically urged EBSA in its report to finalize its fiduciary proposal and "require plan service providers, when assisting participants with distribution options, to disclose any financial interests they may have in the outcome of those decisions in a clear, consistent and prominent manner; the conditions under which they are subject to any regulatory standards (such as ERISA fiduciary standards, SEC standards or others) and what those standards mean for the participant."
Other priorities for EBSA "on the retirement side," Borzi said, include working "toward a proposal on lifetime income options; a rule on annual funding notices for defined benefit plans; a final rule on disclosures for target-date funds, and amendments to our abandoned plan regulation." Added Borzi: "There is also plenty going on in terms of implementing Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces."


text:
The name "Constellation Energy" will still be around. The energy trading firm will still be doing much the same thing it ever has in a large, new building on Baltimore's waterfront. It will have somewhat fewer employees, but it will, at least for the next several years, maintain its status as one of the region's largest corporate philanthropists. And it's not as if Constellation was universally beloved around town anyway; despite its many contributions to the local economy and charitable scene, the company was often derided, as was its CEO, Mayo A. Shattuck III. So why should we mourn the sale of Baltimore's last Fortune 500 company to Chicago-based Exelon?
Baltimore has never been a hot spot for the headquarters of the nation's largest companies, but it has always had at least one spot on the Fortune list, dating back to its inception in 1955. For much of that time, the city was represented by venerable manufacturers, such as the Martin-Marietta Corp. and Black & Decker. USF&G only appeared briefly on the list before its sale in 1998. Constellation was a Johnny-come-lately to Baltimore. It was created in 1985 as a subsidiary of Baltimore Gas & Electric, which was at the time diversifying into a wide range of side businesses beyond its historical role as a utility. Constellation as we know it now didn't exist until 1999, when the legislature authorized BG&E to create a holding company to help it compete in the state's soon-to-be-deregulated power market. Buttressed by a fast-growing energy trading operation, it moved quickly up the Fortune list.
But throughout nearly its entire history, Constellation's presence in Baltimore has been tenuous. In the 1990s, a proposed merger between BG&E and PEPCO was to take it (and BG&E) out of the city to a new headquarters in Annapolis. A decade later, Constellation tried to sell itself to Florida Power & Light; then, amid a bankruptcy scare, it was almost bought out by Berkshire Hathaway but instead sold part of its nuclear business to the French firm EDF. This week's sale to Exelon, then, comes as no surprise, and even as that deal was being debated, there was little doubt that even if it fell through, Constellation would soon be looking for a new partner. Its growth strategy depended on it.
But with the departure, Baltimore is now the largest city in America without a Fortune 500 headquarters, and it's not even close. The nearest on the population chart is Albuquerque, which is 11 spots below us on the list of the nation's biggest cities. That distinction is certainly a blow to the municipal ego and puts us behind in the bragging rights to regional competitors like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, all of which have five Fortune 500 companies, and Washington, which has four.
But beyond pride, what does it really mean? Far smaller and less prosperous cities than Baltimore have multiple Fortune 500 headquarters. And greater Baltimore, despite its lack of corporate headquarters, is one of the most prosperous metropolitan regions in the nation. When combined with Washington, it ranks second in median household income, according to the Census Bureau, and even taken by itself, Baltimore and its suburbs rank 17th, slightly ahead of Fortune 500 king New York City and far ahead of runner-up Houston.
As much as some like to bemoan Maryland's business climate, there's little indication that anything about the state's tax or regulatory policy explains the relative paucity of big corporations headquartered here. The Tax Foundation's top 10 states for business can boast 79 Fortune 500 headquarters among them; the bottom 10 have 192. The traditional red states (defined as those that went for George W. Bushin 2000) are home to 205 Fortune 500 companies. The Al Gore states have 295.
For better or worse, our economy is centered not around big corporations but around government and health care, much of which is in the nonprofit sector. That carries some risk if and when the federal government gets serious about deficit reduction, but it has also largely insulated the region from the worst of the recent recession.
The loss of the Constellation headquarters, then, is no reason to panic, but it does present a good opportunity to take stock of the region's potential and opportunities for economic growth. Although no Baltimore-area companies are on the Fortune 500 now, Legg Mason was just a few years ago, and it could be again. Among up-and-comers, Under Armour has a shot at the Fortune 500 someday. Its revenues last year were about $1.4 billion, well short of the $4.4 billion earned by No. 500 on the list,Seaboard Corp., an agricultural products company headquartered in Merriam, Kan., which is near Kansas City. But given the athletic apparel company's phenomenal growth rate (its revenues increased by more than 38 percent last year), it could crack the list before the decade is out.
But that's not Baltimore's only hope. The region is home to some of the most advanced biomedical research in the world, and the discoveries made here have real potential to transform Baltimore's economy the way information technology transformed Silicon Valley. The state's higher education and business development strategies are increasingly merging, with the leaders of both groups focused on turning research into commerce. If they succeed, Baltimore may not be the nation's biggest branch town for long.


text:
Jumper cables feature a plug and a socket. They are used for the connection of sensors to splitter boxes and modules.
They ensure reliable and permanent sealing of the sensor and splitter connections even when mounted without tools. The integrated end stop protects the O-ring against destruction caused by over-tightening the nut. Even in harsh industrial environments, the connectors are protected against unintended loosening by a special vibration protection. Some types are fitted with highly visible LEDs for operation and switching status indication.
The jumper cables of the ecolink EVW series for use in welding applications have a special PUR-jacketed cable. The non-stick coating of the coupling nut allows weld spatter to roll off the sensor and enables easy and quick cleaning.


text:
On the morning of Saturday, November 5, I got a call from Marina Van, the director of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce about the upcoming Santa Christmas parade in that town.
"Can you check and see if Santa Claus would be available on December 3?" she asked.
It was an odd way of putting it. She'd asked me about being Santa last year and I had done that. Why be so coy about this year? I asked her.
"It is a big commitment," she said. "And last year you went to all that trouble, renting a Santa suit and everything. I wasn't sure you'd do it again."
Marina doesn't know me that well. She was talking to a man who for 23 straight years took his four young children to Disneyworld, at one point, on the 20th year, asking the suits at that place by mail that inasmuch as I'd done this for so long could they foot the bill for my 20th anniversary? They said no.
"Are you kidding me?" I asked Marina. "I didn't rent a suit last year, I BOUGHT one. It's the most expensive one I could find. Cost me $350."
And so, at 9 a.m. last Saturday, I walked out my front door to my Tahoe dressed in full Santa regalia and headed down toward town to the tallest structure in East Hampton, the East Hampton Presbyterian Church. On Main Street, I passed the hordes of adults and children already waiting patiently on the sides of that road for the parade to begin, and then found myself having to jockey the Tahoe from the right lane to the left, thus cutting off a man driving a Previa so I make the left into the church grounds. He looked over to see who was doing this.
"Move over, bozo," I mumbled, "it's Santa Claus coming through."
The church lawn was teeming with elves, reindeer, uniformed firemen, float attendants and other North Pole citizens. I parked on the lawn, got out of the car and quickly sauntered over to the big sleigh, the same one from last year, there at the end of the parade line. Hey, it's Santa, we're good to go now. I smiled. I loved it. I'm such a ham.
By the sleigh, I met Mrs. Claus, Beth Davidson, the daughter of my Mrs. Claus from last year. You know how it is these days with all the divorces and remarriages and everything. We shook hands. She told me her mother had sewn her costume. She also told me when I asked that she and a partner owned the Complements lingerie stores in Southampton and Bridgehampton, into which I have been on occasion. She wore a bonnet and had these really authentic-looking granny glasses perched on the tip of her nose.
The pre-parade situation went on for about half an hour with everybody talking to everybody else. Apparently, many people see one another once a year at this thing, dressed up as a reindeer or a pumpkin or some other thing. Me and the wife climbed up onto our sleigh as parade time approached—shouted out to us in a bullhorn from somewhere as "FIVE MINUTES." From our perch, we could look down at the crew in front of the sleigh—eight full grown men and women in reindeer costumes wearing brown furry suits with the zippers down the back from neck to wiggly tail and helmets with antlers either on their heads or under their arms as they waited for the signal to begin. I also was able to test out the reins that went out to them— big ropes with jingle bells on them. What a rig!
Sitting up there, contemplating what was to come, I felt proud of the fact that I had remembered not to screw up something I screwed up last year. Midway through last year's parade, I had realized that up there on top of the sleigh, the lenses of my fancy wire rimmed glasses were turning darker and darker to protect my eyes from the sun. It was way out of character for Santa. This year I was wearing glasses that did not do that.
And so, we were off, rumbling down Main Street at a stately two miles an hour bringing up the very end of the parade. I looked forward out at the rear ends of the reindeer and jiggled the reins. In front of my reindeer was a float filled with a gaggle of elves. In front of that and going on and on, well, you get the idea.
There was something further behind us though. It was an enclosed box truck from the police department with the word EMERGENCY on the side. It was THAT which was the real end of the parade.
"That's where they put all the drunks and rowdies they round up along the parade route," I told Mrs. Claus. I had taken to talking to her as a mentor. This was her first time, this was my second.
"You will not believe how the kids react seeing us," I told her. "Some are terrified. Some are in awe."
We had to talk loud to one another, not only because of the cheering but because of the music, which consisted of "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and other favorites, sung so beautifully by Bing Crosby and coming out over loud speakers.
"There is nobody more famous than us this morning," Mrs. Santa said.
"When we reach the left turn going onto Newtown Lane," I told her, "we'll stand the rest of the way."
I thought, for those on Newtown Lane, this would be a certain gesture of respect and high drama on our part, perhaps an Academy Award performance.
In the back seat behind us in the sleigh was a 10-year-old boy dressed as an elf. Besides attending us, he was also the operator of the snowflake-making machine, a switch for which he had on the seat next to him. When he pressed the switch, a flurry of snowflakes would be blown up out of a tube at the front of the sleigh to sprinkle down on us as we moved along.
Well, I thought as the first blast hit me, I had remembered the glasses, but I had forgotten about this. The snow gets all over you, on your costume, even behind your glasses and into your eyes. It makes your eyes blink and you need, on occasion, to brush the flakes away. It's a non-Santa like gesture you try to do as little as possible.
Indeed, last year, this had alarmed me.
"I think these flakes are Styrofoam or something," I said to Beth. "Whatever they are, they are not good for you."
I turned to the elf and asked him to tone it down, it was the idea of the snow, a few flakes would do it, you didn't need a blizzard. He said he would comply and he did.
"The flakes are potato flakes," Mrs. Claus told me.
"They come in a box. You add water and they make mashed potatoes. We had to round up dozens of the boxes."
We grinned and waved to as many kids as we could down below on either side of the road. There were so many children. I not only waved, but sometimes extended my arm to point to one or another of them, smiling broadly, in the way that politicians or entertainers do to people in the audience when they come on stage to the cheers of the crowd.
"Ho, ho, ho," I shouted. I took one side of the street. Beth took the other.
Here's how these kids reacted to seeing Santa Claus.
"It's really him, oh my God." (This comment is followed by being frozen to the spot, then by either a dangerous zombie-like walk out into the street to try to touch Santa thus getting the parent rushing out to prevent that, or a scurrying back to the safety of the lower leg of the parent.)
"This is not real. It's a fake. They can't fool me."
"What's he doing HERE? Shouldn't he be up at the North Pole making toys?"
This year I saw a reaction I had never seen before. It was from an apparently very smart five-year-old boy.
"Hey, what the hell is this? Nobody told me about this guy before? I need some sort of explanation."
Now, as we passed under the traffic light at the crossroads in the very center of town to turn onto Newtown Lane, as planned, we dramatically stood up to take full command. We continued on, wiping the potato flakes, and smiling and waving as we passed the hardware store, CittaNuova Café, Babette's and then on to Bucket's Deli where, I thought, as we had done last year, we would end and disassemble.
But we didn't end there. There was more. We turned left onto Race Lane, guided by traffic police officers and passed the dozen or so day laborers looking for work while sitting on the split rail fence of the town railroad station, (two waved) then turned left onto Lumber Lane to go down to the YMCA building, where the parade line did finally end. We hopped down from our float and milled around briefly, joining everyone talking to one another about the events of the past half hour.
A man carrying a three-year-old boy came over to me. The boy handed me an envelope.
"For you," the man said.
"Thank you."
I shoved it into the pocket of my Santa suit. An entire gaggle of elves, red rouge on their cheeks under green and white elf caps, came running over to me to shake my hand or just touch the hem of my red Santa jacket.
I saw the big box truck with EMERGENCY on the side and saw that inside, a police officer was waving me over. He was there, as I had been told he would be, to take me down to the Huntting Inn to meet my fans. I climbed up and in.
Two motorcycle policemen in full battle regalia now pulled noisily in front of us on their motorcycles and the officer in the truck started his engine.
"We'll get you there safely," he said.
Now we headed down the parade route the other way, me and my entourage, and I did wave again to some of the people who were still there by the side of the road. The cop and me up front, the rowdies and drunks in the back.
"It must be great fun being a policeman," I said.
"It is," he said.
"What's the best about it?"
"I think it's helping people out at their worst moments."
At the back of the Huntting Inn, I thanked the officer for the ride, then hopped down to some people waiting for me there. Then I was escorted inside to a little parlor where, as I said earlier, I had been told I'd find this long line of kids and parents backed up out the door waiting for me.
I took my position, settling into this big red easy chair. And so, one at a time, the kids approached.
"And what is your name? And what do you want for Christmas?"
Some were struck dumb and speechless by this question. Others told me their names proud and loud. Some sat on my lap. Some were told to turn around and have their pictures taken with me. As for what they wanted, they'd whisper to me confidentially.
Overwhelmingly they wanted things made by Apple—an iPod, or an iPad or an iPhone. Slightly less often, they asked for video games, particularly one called a 3GS.
"What's a 3GS?" I'd ask.
"It's like a GS, but it's a 3GS."
Here I was, somebody from the Fourth Century. What did I know?
And so it ended. And I went home, weary, happy and very proud to have done what I did.
In our kitchen, I opened the envelope, which was addressed to SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE.
"I have been a very good boy throughout the year. I have a new baby brother named (name withheld). I promise to be good and generous. I will share my toys with him and I will take care of him always. Here is a list that me and (name withheld) would like for Christmas."
It was an extensive list. It included a toy dog, a forklift toy, a crane, a log truck, a snow sled, a walkie-talkie, a Playmobil fire engine, a motorcycle.
Is this kid's dad reading this?
After that, still in my Santa suit, I took a long nap by the fire in the living room.


text:
Sherwood have been a big name in home audio since the 1950's and currently rank among the best-selling hifi companies in the United States. It was only a matter of time before they released a hi-end earphone for the growing portable audio market. The SE-777 is a single ultra-wide balanced armature design which weighs in at a respectable 53 ohms for the paltry sum of 79$ USD. Equally newsworthy is that SoundCAT and Uncle Wilsons, two of Asia's premier audio distributors, have secured exclusive distribution rights for it. SoundCAT have been on the cutting edge of custom and consumer audio since their founding and are continually moving forward in both segments. TMA recently did an exclusive article on SoundCAT's business which will interest the audiophile and music lover.
TMA will be providing an in-depth review of the earphones in the near future, so keep an eye out in our headphone news and reviews section for this new entry.
UPDATE: TMA's review of the Sherwood SE-777 is up. Spoiler: it's a good one!
Spec, pictures and more info after the gap:


text:
Back in February, HTC announced the new HTC One range of smartphones. The HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One V are the first three members of the HTC One family. The HTC One X and One S are high-end smartphones, while the HTC One V is a mid-range phone. These handsets runs on the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System.
Along with the HTC One X, the company also launched the HTC One V in India. If you are looking for an Android 4.0 powered smartphone, without burning a hole in your pocket, then you should definitely for for the HTC One V. This handset comes with a 3.7 inch touchscreen display as well as a 1 GHz processor. If you are planning to buy this device, then check out the complete specs below.
"We are much focused on creating an invaluable camera and audio experience that is user-friendly, so customers will love using it and we believe that the HTC One series will deliver this like never before," said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Manager of HTC India.
HTC One V features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display, sporting a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 1 GHz processor, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS, HTC Sense 4 UI, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, HD (720p) video recording and playback, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 3G Connectivity and so on.
Other features include a 3.5 mm headset jack, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 32 GB internal memory, Beats Audio, Bluetooth 4.0, 25 GB DropBox cloud storage, A-GPS and a 1500 mAh battery. This handset measures 120.3mm x 59.7mm x 9.24mm and weighs just 115 grams.
The HTC One V is currently available only in Jupiter Rock color. Airtel subscribers will get 500 MB of data for 3 months, 100 full songs download and 200 minutes of Mobile TV with the purchase of this handset. The HTC One V comes with a price-tag of Rs.19,999, but you can easily get this device at a best buy price of Rs.18,299.


text:
We can take control...now is the time
by Barry
From where I sit, it looks like spring has arrived. I can not remember a year when spring was so anticipated by so many people. This past winter was brutal, and I'm not just referring to the ice storm that hit in January. The temperature stayed just cold enough to keep furnaces running around the clock.
Meanwhile, all those electric gadgets that are becoming common in our homes consumed a steady flow of electricity. Missouri electric cooperative members are now using more electricity than ever before.
As a result, electric cooperative members experienced some of the highest electric bills they've ever seen. Co-op employees told me they are seeing homes that used more than 8,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in a single month. I can remember a time when that amount of electricity consumption could have only occurred at a commercial account.
Across the state, high bill complaints are up. Part of the blame goes to rate increases that many electric cooperatives have put into place for a variety of reasons. But the real culprit is the fact that we are using more electricity. And when we take a look at the bottom line on our bill we automatically assume it is the rate and not our electricity use.
This is the main reason Missouri's electric cooperatives developed the "Take Control & Save" energy-efficiency program so you can work with your local co-op to reduce the energy use at your home or business. There are many success stories around the state where members have installed energy-efficient appliances and lighting and weatherized their homes to significantly reduce their monthly electric bill.
When I hear someone talking about high electric bills, I think about what is happening in Washington, D.C., and I worry that those bills could go even higher. Energy debate there focuses on limiting releases of carbon dioxide. President Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget features a climate change policy that will generate tax revenues for the federal government through emission credit auctions.
Call it what you want, but that proposal is a back-door tax, plain and simple. That tax rate would be set by Wall Street, collected from you by utilities and divided up by Congress in ways we can only imagine.
Worse, when limits are placed on carbon emissions, we could see a redistribution of money from rural, Midwest states to urban coastal states. States like Missouri that are heavily dependent on coal to generate electricity stand to pay the most for emissions credits under any cap and trade plan. The Wall Street Journal, in an opinion piece, put it this way:
"Cap and trade, in other words, is a scheme to redistribute income
and wealth — but in a very curious way. It takes from the working class and gives to the affluent; takes from Miami, Ohio, and gives to Miami, Fla; and takes from an industrial America that is already struggling and gives to rich Silicon Valley and Wall Street 'green tech' investors who know how to leverage the political class."
Here we go again, taking away from Main Street to give to Wall Street!
For the past year I have been telling you about a campaign called "Our Energy, Our Future" that encourages electric cooperative members to speak out about the need to ensure affordable rates for the future. Since that time, more than 1.6 million messages have been sent through the campaign.
I encourage you to get involved with this dialogue in 2009, even if you did so last year. A new question asking Congress to meet both federal public policy goals and your need for affordable, reliable electricity has been added to the www.ourenergy.coop Web site.
Your electric co-op may call on you to tell about your personal struggles with affordability issues so we can share that with Congress. As Congress gets closer to enacting new energy legislation, your participation is now more important than ever.
Hart is executive vice president of the Association
of Missouri Electric Cooperatives.
Barry Hart
Barry Hart
Barry Hart
| Buddy Bear | Recipes
| Destinations | Gallery
Contact Us | Subscribe
| Advertising | Home
Rural Missouri
P.O. Box 1645 • Jefferson City, Mo. 65102 (573) 635-6857,
Ext. 3423
All materials on this site are protected by copyright
and may not be reproduced without permission


text:
We strongly encourage that all events adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines. Our vendors are available for in-person, contactless or virtual services and all bookings are covered by Our Guarantee. View our resources for safely hosting events.
Packages Starting at $7,500
Between 150 and 300 Guests
Member Since 2020
Learn more about this venue for your event needs.
View a full list of amenities, staffing options and accessibility features.
Get a feel for the menu offerings and service options.
Starting at $7,500